Pavement-curb



(No Model.)

I. L. LANDIS. PAVEMENT CURB.

No. 409,469. Patented Aug. 20, 1889..

WITNESSES [WE/V7072 A, l I

N. PETERS Fhowlilkmgmpher. Washington, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISRAEL L. LANDIS, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAVEMENT-CURB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,469, dated August20, 1889.

Application filed December 2'7, 1888. Serial No. 294,771- (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISRAEL L. LANDIs, a oiti zen of the United States,residing at Iiancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPavement-Curbs, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying d rawin This invention relates tocertain improvements in curbs for street sidewalks or pavements; and ithas for its objects to provide for securing and bracing the curb-platein position so as to securely bind the foundation or bed of thepavement, as well as the surface blocksor bricks or other materialthereof, in position, and also to provide a substantial support for thelower edge of the curb-plate and a backing therefor, and at the sametime to form a tight and well-supported bottom forthe gutter, as morefully hereinafter explained.

The aboveqnentioned objects I attain by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a transversesectional view of a pavement or sidewalk and gutter with theirsupporting-beds, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 representsa similarview showing a modification of myin vention. Fig. 3 showing aportion of the wall of a building and a modification of the clampingdevice by means of which the curb is held in position; and Fig. 4represents a perspective view of a curb-plate detached, showing amodification thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the curb-plate,whichis constructed of metal, preferably of cast or wrought iron. The upperedge of the said plate is curved and extended to one side at rightangles, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, forming a horizontal flangeB; or the flanged portion may consist of a metallic an gle-plate D,which is bolted to the plate A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of thedrawings. The edge of that portion of the an gle-plate which is boltedto the plate A may be scalloped or otherwise ornamented, as shown inFig. 4c of the drawings, in. order to improve the appearance of the curbwhen set.

The letter F indicates a rod, which is secured to the plate A at one endin any convenrepresents a detached view ient manner, its other endextending through an aperture in the foundation-wall of abuildingadjacent to the pavement or sidewalk, as indicated by the letter F, themain portion of the rod passingthrough the bed or foundation below thesurface-blocks of the pavement, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings. The rear or inner end of the rod which extends through thebuilding-wall, as shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a slot through whichis passed a clamping-block G, by means of which the rod is made to bindand hold the curb-plate in position. The said clampingblock, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings, is formed with a series of step-like faces, bymeans of which the bar may be adjustably secured; but it is evident thata wedge-shaped block may be substituted therefor, as shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, without departing from myinvention. As'indicated in Fig.lot the drawings, the forward or outer end of the rod is passed throughan opening or aperture in the plate A, the said aperture beingcountersunk on the outside and the end of the rod riveted therein, so asto be flush with the outer face of the curb-plate.

As shown in Figs. 2 and l of the drawings, the plate A on its inner sideis provided with an angle-iron II, which is bolted or otherwise securedthereto, and the said an gle-i ron is provided with a series ofapertures in its projecting ledge, as shown. The binding-rod in thiscase has a hook formed at its forward end which engages one of theapertures.

Instead of extending the binding-rod through the wall of the building,an angle-iron I may be provided, the horizontal portion of which may beextended through the wall, the said portion being provided with one ormore apertures through which the clamping-wedge may be passed. In casethis last-mentioned angleiron is employed, the rear end of the rod ispassed through a suitable aperture in its vertical portion and rivetedor otherwise fastened thereto.

Although but a single bindingrod has been described and shown in thepresent instance, it is to be understood that a series of any desirednumber of such rods are to be employed in setting the curb. Thecurb-plate A may be set directly against the outer side of the bed orfoundation of the pavement, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings; but abacking of blocks or bricks L, as shown in Fig. 1, is preferably builtat the outer side of the said bed or foundation, against which the plateA rests, and to render the setting more compact and substantial afoundation-block or series of such (indicated by the letter M) may beprovided, upon which the backing L is laid, and which also serves as afoundation-rest for the plateAand the bottom of the adjacent gutter.

vInstead of or in addition to fastening the clamping-rod to thefoundation-wall of a building, it maybe anchored to a block F ,securedinthe foundation of the pavement, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, with the curb-plate, of the angle-iron boltedthereto and provided with a series of apertures in its projecting ledgefor the engagement of the hooked ends of the binding-rods, substantiallyas specified.

2. The combination, with the binding-rod, of the angle-iron havingopenings or perforations for a binding-Wedge and secured to said rod insuch manner as to clamp it in position to the foundation-walls of abuilding, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with the curb-plate and its perforated angle-iron, ofthe hooked rod engaging said plate and the perforated angleiron andwedge, whereby the rod is clamped to the walls of a building,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL L. LANDIS.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. PINKERTON, J. W. HELRICK.

